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Imagine J.R. Smiths surprise when he woke up Friday morning to find he had been elected governor of the mythical kingdom of Golden State.

Until Thursday night Smith was part of the nameless, faceless, silent majority on a Cleveland Cavaliers roster owned and operated by LeBron James. Safe to say that Smith made a name for himself in 4.7 tidy seconds at the end of the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

With the Cavaliers tied with the Warriors, Smiths teammate George Hill clanked the second of two free throws. Smith gobbled up the rebound and, with precious seconds ticking away, high-tailed it for center court. There James was suggesting, with all due urgency, that Smith either shoot the ball or pass to someone who would.

The play fell apart. Come overtime, the Cavaliers fell apart as well.

Replays of the aftermath of J.R.s wild ride seemed to show him telling James, I thought we were ahead.

After the game, Smith denied that.

It was a tie ballgame and we had a timeout, he said. I tried to get enough space because, obviously (Kevin Durant) was standing right there. I tried to get enough space to bring it out to maybe get a shot off. And then I looked at Bron, and he looked like he was trying to call a timeout. So I stopped. And then the game was over.

To which the social media community replied: Horse hockey.

Here are some of the memes and Tweets that were sent Smiths way. Enjoy, Guvnor: